The development of a vaccine against meningococcus B using reverse vaccinology

V Masignani, M Pizza, ER Moxon - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of vaccine antigens through whole genome sequencing (WGS) contrasts with
the classical hypothesis-driven laboratory-based analysis of microbes to identify …

Epidemiology of community-acquired bacterial meningitis

MC Brouwer, D Van De Beek - Current opinion in infectious …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Epidemiology of community-acquired bacterial meningitis : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Epidemiology of community-acquired bacterial meningitis : Current Opinion in …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a meningococcal group B vaccine (4CMenB) in children

J Castilla, M García Cenoz, R Abad… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background In September 2015, the four-component, protein-based meningococcal
serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB; Bexsero) became available for private purchase in Spain …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic Meningococcal Antigen Typing System (gMATS): A genotyping tool that predicts 4CMenB strain coverage worldwide

A Muzzi, A Brozzi, L Serino, M Bodini, R Abad… - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Meningococcal Antigen Typing System (MATS) was developed to
identify meningococcus group B strains with a high likelihood of being covered by the …

4CMenB journey to the 10-year anniversary and beyond

V Abitbol, F Martinón-Torres, MK Taha… - Human Vaccines & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The 4-component meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) vaccine, 4CMenB, the first broadly
protective, protein-based MenB vaccine to be licensed, is now registered in more than 50 …

Meningococcal deduced vaccine antigen reactivity (MenDeVAR) index: a rapid and accessible tool that exploits genomic data in public health and clinical …

CMC Rodrigues, KA Jolley, A Smith… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
As microbial genomics makes increasingly important contributions to clinical and public
health microbiology, the interpretation of whole-genome sequence data by nonspecialists …

Emerging experience with meningococcal serogroup B protein vaccines

D Toneatto, M Pizza, V Masignani… - Expert review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The successful development of two broadly protective vaccines targeting
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB); 4CMenB and rLP2086, is the most significant …

Meningococcal serogroup B strain coverage of the multicomponent 4CMenB vaccine with corresponding regional distribution and clinical characteristics in England …

SR Parikh, L Newbold, S Slater, M Stella… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The UK introduced 4CMenB—a multicomponent vaccine against
serogroup B meningococcal disease—into the national infant immunisation programme in …

[HTML][HTML] Methods to evaluate serogroup B meningococcal vaccines: from predictions to real-world evidence

R Borrow, MK Taha, MM Giuliani, M Pizza, A Banzhoff… - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Serogroup B meningococci (MenB) remain a prominent cause of invasive meningococcal
disease (IMD). The protein-based multicomponent 4CMenB and the bivalent MenB-FHbp …

Meningococcal disease in adolescents and young adults: a review of the rationale for prevention through vaccination

C Burman, L Serra, C Nuttens, J Presa… - Human vaccines & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by Neisseria meningitidis is characterized by
high mortality and morbidity. While IMD incidence peaks in both infants and …